Project Gutenberg 2012-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 207 Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) 1795 1864 Giddings, J. R. (Joshua Reed) 02016798 The Exiles of Florida or, The crimes committed by our government against the Maroons, who fled from South Carolina and other slave states, seeking protection under Spanish laws. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at the University of Florida Digital Collections.) "The Exiles of Florida" by Joshua R. Giddings is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the plight of the Maroons—runaway slaves who sought refuge in Florida under Spanish law—along with the governmental efforts to reclaim them through warfare and diplomacy. It aims to expose the injustices faced by these individuals and the darker aspects of American history related to slavery. The opening of the text establishes the historical context of the Exiles, detailing how they escaped from oppression in the slave states of Carolina and Georgia and found safety in Florida. It outlines their transition from slaves to free individuals under Spanish law and hints at the ensuing conflicts that arose as Southern states sought to reclaim their lost "property." Giddings highlights the violent acts committed against these individuals by the U.S. army, fueled by state interests and driven by a desire to maintain the institution of slavery, thereby setting the stage for a deeper exploration of moral and ethical issues surrounding slavery and freedom in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41316/41316-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 52.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Seminole War, 1st, 1817-1818 Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 Maroons E011 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare Category: Philosophy & Ethics 805776 2025-07-16T15:38:46.825688 text/html 792468 2024-10-23T12:06:03 text/html 2035278 2025-07-16T15:38:55.287208 application/epub+zip 2049296 2025-07-16T15:38:47.976698 application/epub+zip 354336 2025-07-16T15:38:47.376713 application/epub+zip 2289426 2025-07-16T15:39:01.238142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2221907 2025-07-16T15:38:54.571150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533387 2022-09-18T20:09:37.794106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 738419 2025-07-16T15:38:45.778690 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 738357 2024-11-27T21:09:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18326 2025-07-16T15:39:01.379131 application/rdf+xml 23140 2025-07-16T15:38:47.476690 image/jpeg 3013 2025-07-16T15:38:47.427722 image/jpeg 2016267 2025-07-16T15:38:46.919688 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia